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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC headless as top leaders are pushed out or resign Within a single day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lost five top officials, crippling the already embattled agency and spreading panic through the public...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:
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About half of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s approach to crime, AP-NORC poll finds
President Donald Trumpβs recent focus on crime in Washington and other big cities came as views of his handling of immigration β the early focus of his second term β had been souring, a new analysis by The Associated Press shows.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:South Carolina asks Supreme Court to let it enforce transgender bathroom ban
South Carolina is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a ban on transgender students using restrooms aligned with their gender identity at school. In an emergency appeal Thursday, the state asked the justices to lift a federal appeals court's ruling blocking it from putting into effect a budget proviso that requires the state...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Trump taps RFK Jr. deputy as interim CDC director
The Trump administration has picked Deputy Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Jim O'Neill to serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a day after the administration fired current Director Susan Monarez, officials told The Hill. Monarez is contesting her firing, though the White House has confirmed her ouster...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Trump considers shorter disaster relief window
Related video: Remembering Hurricane Katrina's Devastation 20 Years Later {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Administration eyeing shorter window for disaster relief Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said this week that the Trump administration is considering providing resources for less time after a disaster. Susan Walsh, Associated Press Noem's...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:DC police close probe into Rep. Cory Mills over alleged domestic disturbance, email shows
Washington's Metropolitan Police Department closed an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) that it launched after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in February, according to the congressman and an email exchange shared with The Hill. The woman, originally identified as a significant other, who had called police to a luxury building...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs agency over director’s ouster
The nationβs top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and replace her with a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:4 things to know about a new study on lithium and Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimerβs disease.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Trump to lift de minimis exemption Friday: What to know
President Trump is lifting a tariff exemption for small packages, subjecting billions of dollars in foreign products to import taxes after months of delay. The White House is canceling the de minimis trade exemption starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, a move that significantly increases the scale of Trump's trade reforms. The new tariffs will apply...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:67 percent pessimistic Russia, Ukraine peace deal will be reached: Gallup
Related video: Former VP Mike Pence tells "The Hill" on NewsNation Putin "doesn't want peace" About two-thirds of Americans are pessimistic that an agreement will be reached to halt the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to a new Gallup survey. The latest Gallup poll, which was released Thursday, found 67 percent of U.S. adults...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:The best, worst states to win the $950M Powerball jackpot in
Spolier alert: You won't take home $950 million if you win the jackpot. But there are some states worth winning in.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support
The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expandedlaw enforcement crackdownmight look like in the nation's third-largest city.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Trump firing creates turmoil at CDC
Plus: Minneapolis shooting reignites gun debate {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MOVES to fire key figures at the Federal Reserve and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created turmoil in the government, provoking lawsuits and threats from Congress to intervene. The CDC was in chaos Thursday after Director Susan Monarez was fired only 27...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown
Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting a training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Van Gogh Museum may close if Dutch government doesn’t help fund repairs, director says
The director of the Van Gogh Museum is warning that the gallery may have to close if the Dutch government does not help to foot the bill for major maintenance.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Kim Jong Un to meet with Xi and Putin at Chinese military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Italian women fight websites posting their photos without consent
Italian women, from ordinary workers and housewives to top politicians, are fighting back against a proliferation of websites displaying their photos without their consent.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Trump rips 'unconstitutional' court order on Utah redistricting
President Trump on Wednesday ripped a recent ruling that Utah must redraw its congressional lines as βabsolutely unconstitutionalβ amid a growing redistricting fight across the country. βMondayβs Court Order in Utah is absolutely Unconstitutional. How did such a wonderful Republican State like Utah, which I won in every Election, end up with so many Radical...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Karen Bass: Trump attacks 'nonsense'
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass went after President Trump on Tuesday for what she called attacks that are βnonsense.β During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Bass's handling of the wildfires that hit parts of Los Angeles earlier this year. βI think they're incompetent, OK, to be honest with...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Fox and YouTube TV reach short-term carrier deal
Fox Corp. and YouTube TV have reached a short-term agreement that will keep the company's networks on the streaming service for now, according to a source familiar with ongoing negotiations between the two sides. It is unclear when the short-term deal will expire, but the current agreement between Fox and the Google-owned subscription service was...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Looking to get a COVID shot this fall? Here’s why it’s likely to be more complicated
Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine this year? The answer may depend on your age, insurance coverage, health and finding a pharmacist who will provide the shot.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Erdogan unveils Turkey’s new ‘Steel Dome’ integrated air defense system
Erdogan's government announced in August of last year the start of development of the Steel Dome, which integrates sea-based and land-based air defense platforms and sensors into a network to protect Turkeyβs skies.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:‘We owe this to our children’: Minneapolis mayor calls for action after school attack
A shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis left at least two young children dead and another 17 people injured. Authorities say they do not yet know of a motive, but said the shooter released a manifesto on social media that has since been taken down. William Brangham reports and Geoff Bennett speaks with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:At least 8 deaths reported after heavy rain causes flooding, landslides in Southeast Asia
Flooding occurred in several northern and central provinces of Vietnam, where seven people died, one was missing and 34 were injured, state media reported. In neighboring Thailand, heavy rain Tuesday evening into Wednesday triggered flooding in several northern provinces.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:10-year-old describes friend saving him in Minnesota school shooting
A 10-year-old boy described how his friend saved him amid a Wednesday morning shooting at a church in Minneapolis, where two children and 17 others were killed. βThe first one, I was like, what is that? I thought it was just something, then I heard it again. I just ran under the pew, and then...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.’s Union Station
In our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration is taking over management of Washington's Union Station in its latest effort to put the capital city further under federal control, CDC head Susan Monarez is reportedly being forced out weeks after taking the job, the FDA approved updated COVID vaccines with new restrictions and Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he wants to seek asylum in the U.S.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:FEMA employees critical of Trump placed on leave amid crackdown on dissent
About two dozen FEMA employees have been placed on leave after they signed an open letter criticizing the Trump administrationβs cuts and personnel decisions. The letter warns the cuts undermine the progress FEMA has made after Hurricane Katrina, a storm that slammed the Gulf Coast 20 years ago this week. Amna Nawaz discussed the changes with Craig Fugate, the FEMA administrator from 2009 to 2017.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:3 CDC leaders resign over βweaponizing of public healthβ
At least three top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) submitted their resignations Wednesday, saying the recent changes and leadership at their agency are preventing them from fulfilling their duties as public health authorities. The resignations came the same day that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Miles Taylor warns: ‘We need America to wake up’ as Trump punishes opponents
The suspension of FEMA staffers and the FBI raid of John Bolton are just the latest examples of the Trump administration targeting critics or political enemies. That ire is something Miles Taylor knows all too well. While serving in Trumpβs first administration, he anonymously criticized the president and has been dealing with the fallout ever since. Amna Nawaz spoke with Taylor to discuss more.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Russia and Ukraine target each other’s energy infrastructure as war persists
Ukraine said that more than 100,000 people were without power after Russia launched a massive attack on the country's energy infrastructure. Ukraine has also been targeting Russia's oil and gas facilities, spiking fuel costs and requiring the country to ration gas. It's just the latest sign that the war continues to rage, despite American attempts to end it. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:RFK Jr. further limits COVID-19 vaccines
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK further limits COVID-19 shot to high-risk groups The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated versions of Pfizer and Modernaβs COVID-19 vaccines, but limited who is eligible to receive the shots. AP Now, the...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:What the Cracker Barrel backlash reveals about the power of branding
Cracker Barrel is backtracking on its nearly $700 million rebrand after widespread backlash from customers and investors. The overhaul, centered on a text-only logo and a modern design, was criticized as sterile and out of step with the chainβs nostalgic image. Geoff Bennett discussed the rebrand, the backlash and the politics at play with Americus Reed, marketing professor at the Wharton School.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:What Americans can learn from Northern Ireland’s history of political violence
The United States is a deeply divided country awash in weapons, leading many to worry about escalating political violence and even a broader sectarian conflict. Judy Woodruff traveled to Northern Ireland, a place steeped in both political violence and the hope for peace, to find out what lessons we might learn from its experience. It's for her series, America at a Crossroads.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Air Force to provide funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt
The U.S. Air Force will provide Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt with military funeral honors, reversing a Biden-era decision that denied her family's request, according to a legal group that has represented her family. Judicial Watch, the conservative legal group, on Wednesday made public a letter from Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier,...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:FEMA staff that criticized agency put on leave
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA places dissenting staffers on leave Employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were placed on leave on Tuesday after signing their names to a public letter criticizing the agencyβs leadership, according to a group that helped facilitate the letterβs publication. Greg...
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